4TH QUARTER SCHEDULE & AGENDA (4.6.09 – 5.7.09)

GEORGE HERMS
Aries
1965
Assemblage
24 x 22 x 8 7/8 inches
61 x 55.9 x 22.5 cm

A couple points before you look at the assignment breakdowns for the rest of the quarter.

1. Late work for Major Assignments & Notebooks will have a letter grade deducted for every day late. No exceptions. Late ‘Homework’ will not be accepted. No exceptions.
2. If you miss class, you will receive a zero for SLDs. If it is an excused absence, you may complete a passage explication assignment (graded on the AP rubric) on the day you return to class. Late work will not be accepted.

Jane Eyre Notebook: 15 %

• Collected on May 8^th, the day after AP Exam. Please keep updated on this.

Student-Led Discussions SLDs: 15 %

• SLDs and Notebook are how you will be graded (mostly) on Jane Eyre. Consult Rubric for SLD again. I want to grade you more on the depth of close reading analysis. I will be varying how SLD is run to involve (force) more of you to speak.

In-Class Writing Prompts: 15 %

• April 9^th, April 29^th

Homework: 15 %

• Independent Reading Assignment (TBA) 5%
• Blog Posts (2 for Jane Eyre) 5%
• AP Test Prep 5%

Major Assignments: 40 %

• Create paired poetry assignment (Romantic Era w/ “It’s a Woman’s World”) with meta. Due April 16^th.
• Option Assignment—this does not mean optional, it means you will have choices. Due May 4^th.
1. Create paired poetry assignment (two poems from similar eras) with meta.
2. Attend and review poetry reading and / or panel discussion and / or lecture and write review (publish somewhere) with meta. Must pass with me in advance. I know of some readings coming up.
3. John Wieners and Munch research Assignment with meta.
4. Create AP multiple choice for poetry or passage with meta.
• A ‘couple-two-three’ things after AP Exam (with a little more creative flair.)

Last Day of Classes May 21^st.